The John Cockerill company, a Belgium global pioneer in alkaline electrolyzers, and a leading Moroccan energy business have agreed to form a joint venture to provide complete green hydrogen solutions in Morocco.
The project will contain the first alkaline electrolyzer production plant in Africa. It will enable the John Cockerill company to contribute to Moroccan and global goals for green hydrogen and renewable energy, as read on his official website.
The Belgian company revealed this in a statement issued on January 4, saying that the signed agreement aims to establish a giga-factory dedicated to the manufacture of electrolyzers, eventually building up a fully integrated green hydrogen economy in Morocco.
From this factory, John Cockerill and its partner will jointly create a green hydrogen value chain in Morocco, allowing for the development of local skills and jobs in this field.
The joint venture will have large-scale manufacturing capabilities for high-powered alkaline electrolyzers (5MW+/Stack Electrolyzer), allowing for the most cost-effective production of green hydrogen.
These advances in the hydrogen industry will aid local large industries in the establishment of a national energy ecosystem centered on renewable energy (photovoltaic and wind).
The plant’s establishment is based on John Cockerill’s significant knowledge gained from its other plants across the world, as well as its ability to provide high-capacity hydrogen production solutions to its customers.
This aligns with Morocco’s previously announced will to engage in more green hydrogen projects, and counts as a huge step in Morocco’s transition towards green energies and a low-carbon economy.
As Hespress EN previously reported, the Moroccan Ministry of Renewable Energy has been successfully and successively kneading partnerships with government and energy actors to bring its green hydrogen plans to life.
Israel, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany and Finland have all penned agreements and MoUs with Morocco to boost green hydrogen and renewables’ production in the Kingdom.
Morocco’s Energy minister, Leila Benali previously spoke of Morocco’s potential partnership with Gautam Adani, Asia’s richest person, in terms of renewable energy, in an interview with Bloomberg.
The Moroccan government is considering signing final investment agreements for “at least two competitive industrial projects” in 2023.
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